Hot Chocolate

This time of the year when the weather drops low and the coldness exerts, my family loves sipping on hot chocolate any time of the day.  Did I tell you we are chocolate lovers hot, cold or room temperature?  Yep, we are :).  I find ourselves indulging hot chocolate every day....so I thought, why not make them from scratch?  This way, I know what ingredients are in it and enjoying it guilt-free.  This is very easy, simple and best of all, it's all natural and amazingly delectable!  Not to brag but it tastes better than what's out there.  So convenient to make, all you have to do is drop one chocolate ball in a cup of milk, heat it up for a minute or two,  enjoy!


2 cups semi-sweet chocolate
1 cup half and half (skinnier version) or heavy cream (if you prefer creamier)
pinch of salt
Organic milk (I use 2%)
reddi whip for garnish, optional
small marshmallows for garnsih, optional
chocolate shavings for garnish, optional
small cupcake liners
small cupcake tin

Mix chocolate, salt and half & half in a microwavable bowl.  Heat up for 1 minute or so until melted, stir.   Scoop about 1 heaping tablespoon of chocolate mixture (about a golf ball size) and put on each of paper cups.  Put in the freezer for about an hour or until hard and transfer it to a ziplock bag and freeze.

When use:
Take one chocolate ball and put in a plate and microwave for 10 seconds to loosen chocolate from the paper cup.  Drop chocolate in a cup of milk and microwave for 1 minute.  Stir.  Then microwave for another 30 seconds to 1 minute.  Stir until chocolate has completely melted, garnish with marshmallows, reddi whip and chocolate shavings. Enjoy!